A majority of women in Brussels avoid using e-scooters and e-bikes out of fears for their safety, according to a survey.
53% of women feel unsafe using e-scooters and e-bikes, especially in quiet areas or at night-time, The Brussels Times reports.
Gender equality organisation ZIJkant connects this issue to “widespread gender-based harassment” in Belgian public spaces, where nine in ten Belgian girls and women have been harassed.
Brussels continues to struggle with high levels of street crime, particularly in certain neighbourhoods.
A recent survey found that one in five residents of Brussels feels unsafe in the Belgian capital which has been rife with drug-related crime and migrant gang wars for years.
“In some Brussels neighborhoods, there are a lot of problems on top of each other: nuisance caused by drugs, intimidation on the streets, damage to vehicles, fly-tipping,” Interior Minister Bernard Quintin admitted.
